Drapery supporting device



Feb. 11, 1958 P. SHAYMAN DRAPERY SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed Feb. 25, 1954 INVENTOR. Pea/Z jfiajm 72,

United States-Patent O DRAPERY SUPPORTING DEVICE Pearl Shayman, Chicago, Ill. Application February 23, 1954, Serial No. 411,824

2 Claims. (Cl. 160-348) The present invention relates to drapery supporting devices and has for its main object the provision of a suitable drapery supporting member. capable of supporting a drapery in a pleated condition.

Another object of the present device is the provision of a drapery supporting member including a plate provided with a plurality of transversely arranged fingers projecting from said plate for the purpose of receiving within the space defined by each pair of adjacent fingers of a drapery fabric for the purpose of arranging the drapery in folds, whereby the drapery may be supported While arranged in plurality of folds.

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of a drapery supporting member of the character indicated which may be capable of supporting the drapery heading above therod upon which the drapery supporting member is suspended.

With the above general objectsin view and others that will appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combinationand arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described,

illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views;

Fig. 1 is a plan elevational view of a drapery while supported by a plurality of the present devices;

Fig. 2 is the rear plan view of a drapery showing the operative position of one of the drapery supporting devices;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a drapery supporting device;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional view through the drapery supporting device with the drapery fabric in engagement therewith, the view having been taken on line 44 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on line 55 of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the present drawing the drapery supporting device shown therein includes an oblong plate made of rigid material such as metal or plastic. Adjacent the lower end thereof said plate 10 is provided along its margins with forwardly extended flanges 11 for the purpose of strengthening said plate 10 adjacent its lower end. Projecting forwardly from its lower end plate 10 is provided with a plurality of forwardly extending fingers 12 which are in an oblique position relative to the body of said plate 10. The drawing shows three of said fingers 12, but in practice there may be greater number of said fingers depending upon the number of folds desired to be effected in the drapery fabric by a single one of the present drapery supporting devices.

The free ends of said fingers 12 are trimmed in parallelism with said plate 10, as at 13, in order that the fabric material of the drapery may not be distorted by said fingers 12 and that the folds formed by said fingers 12 may remain in parallelism with said plate 10.

Several fingers 12 adjacent their bases are provided with alined apertures 14 for the purpose hereinafter stated.

integrally formed with said plate 10 at the upper end thereof is a pair of arms 15. Said arms 15 are in a spaced relation with plate 10 and extend slightly farther than onehalf of the lengthof said plate 10. Each of said arms 15 extends from said plate 10 adjacent the edge thereof. These arms 15 are'therefore in a mutually spaced relation. Said plate 10 and each of said arms 15 are provided with alined crimps 16 made in said plate 10 and in each arm 15. The crimps in said plate 10 are for the purpose of engaging the fabric material of the drapery as will be later described.

Centrally, and in a longitudinal relation, said plate 10 is provided with a plurality of struck out eyes 17, arranged to receive and accommodate an end of an S-shaped hook 18. The other end of said hook 18 is adapted to project through the space defined by said arms 15 for the purpose of engaging rod 19 upon which the drapery is suspended.

Referring to the manner of use of the present drapery supporting device, first, adjacent the upper edge of drapery 20 flute 21 is made. The body portions of drapery 20 adjacent said flute 21 are passed across the edges of plate 10 and then under arms 15, and then rearwardly and finally laterally and in contact with the rear faces of said arms 15, as is best shown in Figs. 2 and 4. Portions of the fabric material of the drapery remaining disposed between the rear face of plate 10 and said arms 15 will be engaged by crimps 16 projecting from said plate 10, and pressed thereby against arms 15.

v Poifionisf he e i s m t r l 9 h a er contact with the rear faces of said arms 15 will belike'- Wise engaged by crimps 16 extending rearwardly of said arms 15. Thus, both series of said crimps 16 engage the fabric material of the drapery and prevent shifting thereof in a lateral direction relative to the drapery supporting device.

Flute 21 may be diametrically as large on transverse cross section as may be desirable. Then again the fabric material at flute 21 may be disposed quite near to the front face of said plate 10. No matter how fluffy said flute 21 may be it will by its very nature define a fold in a vertical direction as is seen in Fig. l.

Oppositely of said fingers 12 the fabric material of drapery 20 has a plurality of alternate folds, a pair of which, as at 22 is tucked into the two spaces defined by a pair of adjacent fingers 12. Said folds 22 are simply forced into said spaces defined by said fingers 12 by the aid of an instrument such as a dull edge of a knife or the like until said folds 22 are within said spaces and past said apertures 14.

The fabric material that overlies the lateral faces of each of said fingers 12 and clears the free ends of the latter defines three folds 23, as is best seen in Fig. 5. The several portions of the fabric material of the drapery which contacts both faces of each finger.12 and adjacent aperture 14 are pierced by pin 24, the pin having been extended through apertures 14 in the several fingers 12. The free end of said pin 24 may be bent as at 25 in order that it, in conjunction with the head of the pin at the opposite end thereof, may hold the several formed alternate folds 22 and 23 in a proper permanent position.

The several folds 22 and 23 made in the fabric material with the aid of said fingers 12, and held in a permanent position therewith by the aid of pin 24, will define a plurality of rufiles 26 which will extend more or less in a uniform fashion through-out the entire length of a drapery.

When more than one of the drapery supporting devices are used in connection with a drape, in a mutually spaced Patented Feb. 11', 1958 25 relation as is seen in Fig. 1, a plurality of saidfintes21- will be formed in the drapery adjacent the heading thereof, with a series of said ruffles 26 extending from and merging with said flutes 21.

It is observed that the. uppermost portion of the drapery or. the heading thereof is supported in a vertical'position by the upper end of said plate 10 andsaid arms 15.

Hook 1% may be selectively engaged with one or more of'said' eyes 17 either closer to or farther away from the upper end of said plate 10, thereby regulating the width of the portion of the drapery which is to remain above rod 19.

It is further noted that in the operative position of the drapery supporting device the connecting loops between the upper end of plate 10 and said arms'15 overlie and contact with the hem edge of the portions of the drapery tucked between plate and said arms 15. By this means the upper hem line of the drapery may be maintained upon a horizontal line when hooks 18 in the several. drapery hanging devices are engaged with eyes 17 on the same line horizontally.

While there are described herein preferred embodiments of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

l. A. device of the character described comprising an upright oblong plate adapted to suspend drapery material in a fold over the front and around the edges thereof, a pair of integral fingers projecting from the lower end of the plate at opposite edges thereof and said plate having an intermediate finger between said pair of fingers, said fingers being spaced apart an appreciable distance for folding the material therearound and defining spaced rufiles therein, means at the inner ends of the fingers for securing the material in place thereon, a pair of arms formed integral with the Plate andextending downwardly from the upper end. thereof and folded back orrthe plate at the opposite side thereof from the fingers, said arms being spaced apart transversely of the plate for folding of the material therearound, the rear faces of said plate and said arms provided with crimps to hold said material, and means connected with the plate for suspending the same from a pole.

2. A device of the character described comprising an upright oblong plate adapted to suspend drapery material in a fold over the front and around the edges thereof, a pair of integral fingers projecting from the lower end of the plate at opposite edges thereof and said plate having an intermediate finger between said pair of fingers, said fingers being spaced apart an appreciable distance for folding the material therearollnd. and defining spaced ruffles therein, means at the inner ends of the fingers for securing the material in place thereon, a pair of arms formed integral with the plate and extending downwardly from the upper end thereof and folded back. on the plate at. the opposite side thereof from the fingers, said arms being spaced apart transversely of the plate for folding of the material therearonnd, the rear faces of said plate and saidarms provided with crimps to hold said material, and means connected with the. plate for suspending the same from apole, said means for suspending the plate from a rod comprising a vertical row of spaced eyes therealong and a hook having an upright inner end selectively received in one of said eyes.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED. STATES PATENTS 2,524,958 Calvani Oct. 10, 1950 2,552,922 Andreou May 15, 1951 2,685,113 R'oeckel, Aug. 3', 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 2,467 Great-Britain Sept. 13, 1890 all 

